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Color photo of a parade through the streets of Burbank, California, circa late 1940s
I don’t have a lot of information on this photo other than it was a parade of some sort through the streets of Burbank. That Studebaker truck on the left didn’t change between 1941 and 1948, so we can’t use … Continue reading
A Boeing 247 at night in front of the United Airport Terminal, Burbank, California, 1933
This photo is so beautifully lit that it almost looks as though it could have come from a movie. I don’t know why a photographer was standing on the tarmac of the United Airport Terminal in Burbank when this Boeing … Continue reading
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Looking north up Vine St across Hollywood Blvd toward the Capitol Records building, Hollywood, circa late 1950s
I do enjoy coming across a vivid Kodachrome photo, especially when it was taken at an iconic LA location. In this one, we’re looking north up Vine St across Hollywood Blvd toward the Capitol Records building, back when the American … Continue reading
Roy Knabenshue flies his 13-passenger dirigible over the Raymond Hotel, Pasadena, California, 1913
Roy Knabenshue was an aeronautical engineer and aviator, who worked with the Wright brothers, so he was there at the very start of aviation. He was big into dirigibles and was the first person to make a dirigible flight over … Continue reading
Aerial photo looking west along Wilshire Blvd at Rogers Airport on Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, 1922
The land around the corner of Wilshire Blvd and Fairfax Ave is so densely developed these days that it’s hard to imagine it was once home to an airport. This aerial photo was taken in 1922 looking west along Wilshire … Continue reading
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Theme Building under construction at Los Angeles International Airport, circa early 1960s
Los Angeles has more than its fair share of iconic buildings (L.A. City Hall, Capitol Records, Griffith Observatory, Disney Concert Hall, Grauman’s Chinese, Hollywood Bowl, to name a few) but there is nothing like the Theme Building that stands in … Continue reading
Aerial photo of Howard Hughes’ Spruce Goose wooden aircraft in Long Beach, California, circa October 1947
When Howard Hughes conceived the Hercules, it was the world’s largest wooden aircraft, which is why it was nicknamed the Spruce Goose—but don’t let Mr. Hughes hear you say that! This aerial photo, taken circa October 1947, shows how just … Continue reading
An American Airlines aircraft on display in the gardens of the Ambassador Hotel on Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, 1937
From Dave DeCaro’s always-fascinating Davelandweb.com site, comes this interesting shot. If you’re American Airlines and you want the public to see your latest aircraft, you need to find a location with plenty of space. The gardens out front of the … Continue reading
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Aerial view of Los Angeles International Airport, 1963
This aerial view of Los Angeles International Airport was taken in 1963, two years after the main terminal complex opened, and with lots of empty land around it. These days the layout is pretty much the same, except that the … Continue reading
Dirigible balloon attracts a crowd of onlookers on the grounds of the Raymond Hotel, near Pasadena, California, 1905
In 1905, just two years after the first flight of the Kitty Hawk, these curious Angelenos gathered on the grounds of the Raymond Hotel in Pasadena to feast their eyes on something they wouldn’t have seen before: a dirigible. They … Continue reading